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Posted by Kryptoknight on March 26, 2007, 12:13 am
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but its a lot easier moving the torch (it only weighs a few ounces). once
you get into larger pieces a CNC setup would be preferred. i'd rather not be
trying to manhandle a 4x8 sheet of anything, etc.
> I've been playing around with my new plasma cutter and the first thing
> that I've learned is that I will not be cutting freehand, at least not any
> time soon. So I made a circle cutting guide that works really nicely and
> I was thinking about a straight cut guide, when it occurred to me:
> instead of moving the torch over the stationary material, how about moving
> the material under a stationary torch? It would work like a table saw.
> In fact, how about adapting an old table saw to a plasma cutter?
>
> You could "rip" with it, or use the miter guage. Cutting to a line with a
> miter guage would be a lot faster than clamping a straight edge with the
> right offset. Cutting to a pattern would probably be easier with 2 hands
> guiding the pattern against the torch. Hey - you could have a #5 lens
> fastened in front of the torch for helmet/goggles free cutting.
>
> It could have a water pan for "swarf" collection & fume extraction would
> be a lot easier with a fixed torch. If the fume extractor worked really
> well, you could use it inside! Foot pedal arc control. The torch would
> have to be easily removed for off-table use.
>
> Limitations: really big pieces of material (4 x 8 sheets or 20' lengths).
>
> But I'm a newbie at this plasma cutting thing and sometimes I get carried
> away solving problems that don't really exist. What do you guys think?
>
> Thanks,
> Bob
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Posted by on March 26, 2007, 12:47 am
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A plasma tourch will cut off your finger as easily as a table saw or
band saw. I would put some kind of guard arount the torch head above
and below the stock.
Bud
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Posted by RJ on March 26, 2007, 9:48 am
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>A plasma tourch will cut off your finger as easily as a table saw or
> band saw. I would put some kind of guard arount the torch head above
> and below the stock.
>
> Bud
>
Not as messy, the wound is cauterized.
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Posted by on March 26, 2007, 5:49 pm
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> Not as messy, the wound is cauterized.
LOL, Doesn't grab your glove and suck your arm into the arbor either.
Hey, they should advertise that! "PlasmaBurn 2000, Economical
cauterizing feature saves on trips to the hospital."
starbolin
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Posted by Nick Mueller on March 26, 2007, 3:12 am
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> instead of moving the torch over the stationary material, how
> about moving the material under a stationary torch? It would work like
> a table saw. In fact, how about adapting an old table saw to a plasma
> cutter?
Doesn't sound that stupid at all! Not to say that I love the idea. Depending
of the size you intend to cut.
Only problem needing some more care is moving the work around. Have you seen
the tables of CNC nibblers? They use brushes (plastics, cheap!) and it is
very easy to move heavy sheet metal around.
Nick
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> that I've learned is that I will not be cutting freehand, at least not any
> time soon. So I made a circle cutting guide that works really nicely and
> I was thinking about a straight cut guide, when it occurred to me:
> instead of moving the torch over the stationary material, how about moving
> the material under a stationary torch? It would work like a table saw.
> In fact, how about adapting an old table saw to a plasma cutter?
>
> You could "rip" with it, or use the miter guage. Cutting to a line with a
> miter guage would be a lot faster than clamping a straight edge with the
> right offset. Cutting to a pattern would probably be easier with 2 hands
> guiding the pattern against the torch. Hey - you could have a #5 lens
> fastened in front of the torch for helmet/goggles free cutting.
>
> It could have a water pan for "swarf" collection & fume extraction would
> be a lot easier with a fixed torch. If the fume extractor worked really
> well, you could use it inside! Foot pedal arc control. The torch would
> have to be easily removed for off-table use.
>
> Limitations: really big pieces of material (4 x 8 sheets or 20' lengths).
>
> But I'm a newbie at this plasma cutting thing and sometimes I get carried
> away solving problems that don't really exist. What do you guys think?
>
> Thanks,
> Bob